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The award came after a 'mini trial' that was the first in a series to determine compensation for some 5,000 fire victims of four megafires in 2020. Jury awards 9 survivors of 2020 Labor Day fires ...
The most destructive wildfire year in Oregon's history was 2020, when the Labor Day Fires fueled 1.14 million acres burned and destroyed 4,009 homes and killed nine people.
PacifiCorp reached a $178 million settlement with 403 victims of the 2020 Labor Day fires, the company announced Monday, while hitting an impasse with thousands of others.
The fires forced large-scale evacuations across Marion County. Many buildings were destroyed during the fires' westward spread, mostly in September, with the Santiam Fire destroying most of the cities of Detroit, and Gates, with Idanha, Mill City, and Lyons suffering anywhere from moderate to extensive amounts of damage.
The Whitney Fire near Davenport was 100,000 acres (40,000 ha) large by September 9, when it was 5% contained. [10] Pearl Hill Fire was 223,730 acres and over 90% contained by September 22; together Pearl Hill and Cold Springs Fires burned over 410,000 acres (170,000 ha). [8] [11] Smaller fires in occurred in more populated areas of Western ...
A 101-year-old World War II veteran who lost his home in the 2020 Labor Day fires will testify against PacifiCorp in the next phase of the trial. ... A Multnomah County jury in June 2023 found the ...
The Meridian Boundary Fire burned 8,586 acres near Grayling, Michigan in 2010.. The U.S. state of Michigan has been the site of several major wildfires.The worst of these were in the lumbering era of the late-1800s when lumbering practices permitted the buildup of large slash piles and altered forest growth patterns which may have contributed to size of the wildfires.
Creston Fire — 50 acres. 100% containment. Started Aug. 31. Located south of Highway 2 and Tracy Road, near Creston. Horse Spring Fire — 45.5 acres. 100% contained. Started 5:54 p.m. Monday.